Wagon box



June 17, 1930. I CARD 1,765,204

WAGON BOX Filed Dec. 17, 1928 3 Sheets-Sheet l Enve ntor June 17 1930. c. D. CARD 1,765,204

WAGON BOX Filed Dec. 17, 1928 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented June 17, 1930 PATENT CLARENCE n. CARD,- or; RIVERS, MANITOBA, CANADA.

w'Aeon BOX i Application filed' Decemb'er 17, 1928, Serial No. 326,549, and in Canada March 9, 1928-. 1

The invention relates to improvements in wagon boxes and an. object of the invention is to provide an all metal wagon box having the body thereof formed from sheet metal suitably braced, .such box being particularly strong and durable, yet relatively light and pf sluch' a nature that it can be easily assemlec A further object is to provide an all. metal. end gate for the box which can be easily openedor closed as occasion demands.

' A still further object is to provide a box with an adjustable tie member crossing the same to prevent the possibilityofxbulging of the box sides. I

With'the' above more importantand other minor objects in View which will become more apparent as the description proceeds, the invention consists essentially in the arrangement and construction of parts hereinafter more particularly described, reference being bad to the accompanying drawings, in which I Fig. 1 is aside view of the box.

Fig. 2 is an inverted plan view thereof.

Fig. 8is an enlarged detailed end view of the box showing the end gate. 1

Fig. 4 is a horizontal sectional view at s 1re3.

Fig. 5 is a vertical sectional view at 5-5' Figure 3 and looking inthe clirection of the applied arrow. I l Fig. 6 is an'enlarged detailed vertical sec tionalview at 6-16 Figure 1, the central portion of the box-being broken'away.

Fig. 7 is a vertical sectional view at 7-7- Figure 3- I '1 I i Fig. 8 is a vertical sectional view showing the manner in which the capacity of the box is increased if desired. J I

Fig. 9 is a perspective view showing a modified-form of the box, the device as shown in such figure being customarily called a tank; I I v .In the drawings like characters of refer- 'ence indicate corresponding parts in the several figures. I I I I .I-might here remark that as;far as I am aware. wagon. boxes. have heretofore been made for the greater part from wood and no attempt has been made, to provide an all metal boX. A wooden box is short lived and requires constant repair.. I believe the box which I have constructed willlast a farmer a lifetime as it is particularly strong and durable, yet relatively light so that it can be readily placed on or removed from the wagon. I I

The box comprises a metallic bottom plate 1,. upstanding side plates 2 and 3 and an, upstanding front plate 1, the sizes of the various plates being preselected. All of the plates. are longitudinally corrugated orribbed as indicated at 5 to strengthen the same, the ribs preferably extending inwardly of thebox rather than outwardly so that they in no way interfere with reinforcing bars and other exterior parts later described.

The bottom plate is secured to the side plates and to the front plate in the following manner. To the edges and front end of the bottom plate, I permanently rivet similar angle bars 6 having their horizontal flanges underlyingthe bottom plate and theinvertical flanges extending upwardly at the sides and end of the said bottomplate and to the inner sides of the side and end plates. The lower edges of the side and end plates-are doubly folded to provide inverted substantially U shaped lengthwise extending channels? (see Figure 6) and these channels receive snugly the vertical flanges of the angle bars 6 which'are riveted as indicated at 8 to'theside and end plates: The side and end plates are connected together at "the front end of the box by vertically "extending angle bars 9 and 10 riveted as indicated at 11 to said plates. To the bottom plate and to the lengthwise extending angle-bars 6, I permanently rivet also suitably positioned transversely extend ing channel bars U 12 and'15'having a length equal to the width of the box and those 13,14 and 16 having their ends projecting beyond the sides of the box. The bars 13 and 14: are located centrally of the box and have their projecting ends connected by angle bars 17 and .18 rivcted to the ends thereof, the rivets also holdthe lower ends ofbrace bars 19' and 20 12, 13, 14, 15 and 16,.those V at 27 to the outer ends of the'cross bar 16. The angle bars 6 at the sides of the box carry each a bracket 28 positioned in ad-.

to the inner sides of the ends of the side.

plates and are securely fastened to the side Jlates b 1 rivets 26 the. rivetsalso fastenin 7 23 the upper ends of angle braces 27 which have their lower ends permanently riveted vance of the cross bar 13 and the brackets and the cross bar support bolts 29 on which rollers 30 are mounted. These rollers are supplied so that when the wagon wheels are cramped, they will strike the rollers instead of the bottom of thebox.

pairs of upwardly converging brace bars 31 and 32 of angle iron cross section which have their upper ends firmly'riveted to the sides of the box and their lower ends riveted. to the vertical flanges of the angle bars 6. A metallic foot rest 33 is riveted to the front end of thebox and is supported by suitably'disposed angle braces .34. A metallic eye 35 is also riveted centrally to the front end of thebox for line tying or other pur-' poses. I v

To the upper edges of the side plates, 1 rivet lengthwise extending angle bars36 and'37 and an angle bar 38 is also riveted to the front end plate and has the ends thereof overlying and riveted to 'thefront ends of the bars 36 and37. The side bars and 23 are connected by cross bars39 opposite ends thereof.

der the positioned at the outer. sides of the box and eye bolts 40 and 41 are passed through the sides of the box and centrally through the bars 39, said bolts having the eyes located at the inner sides of the box; To the eyes I connect lengths of. chain42 and 43 and one of the chainlengths carries-alocking lever 44-having a hook 45 and a catch 46' at *The hook is adapted to engage the end link of the chain 42 andto catchthe body of the chain 43 in order to fasten the chains together in the manner best shown in Fig.- ure'6. 7 Obviously by engaging the hook in one or other of thelinks of thechain 42, an adjustment can be made so that thesides of the box will be held against. bulgingunpressure of the contents: thereof, such as grain. "f

The rearend of the box is closed by a removable end plate 47 which has the edges thereof'reinforced by applied angle bars 48 permanently riveted thereto and the body ofthe plate is transversely ribbed or corrugated as indicated atj49 "to strengthen the same. 'The'plate '47 is providedcentrally tically extending combination reinforcing and guide bars '51 and 52,these guide bars having their lower ends of a Zshaped cross sectionnnd their upperVe-nds of an angle iron cross section.

The lower Z-shaped ends of the bars form with thebody of the plate vertically extending channels which receive the ends of a. vertically slidable all metal gate'53, the gate being formed from a substantially rectangular plate 54 having the edges thereof reinforced'by applied angle irons 55. A bar 56 is attached centrally to the lower side of the gate and passes upwardly through the horizontal flange of theupper angle iron thereof and has the upper end pivotali V V v 1y fastened at 57 to a lever 58, one end of The sides ofthe box are also bracedby and 25 and after the saidrplate has been;

entered, it is fastened by suitably disposed bolts61and 62passing through the ends of the box "and the various bars of the plates inthemanner best shown in Figures 3 and 4. The bolts are supplied withnuts 63 so that one can readilyyremove the end plate when desired by withdrawing the bolts and, raising the end plate from the channel irons '24 and 25.

The end plate is provided at the lower edge adjoining the end of the gate with downwardly extending pins 64 and 65 which .enter suitable holes provided inthe bottom plate and the cross bar 16 and reinforces 5 the end plate at such points.

If it is desired to increase the capacity of the box as shown in detail in Figures 1 to 7 inclusive, this can-be done by providing a substantially rectangularupper extension box 66 which has the metal sides andyends thereof provided at their lower edges with reinforcing angle bars 66' a (see Figure 8'). These angle bars are adapted to rest on the angle bars at the top of the box and thesides of. the extension box are: designed to' pass within the lower box inrthe manner shown in said latter figure. I i

InFigure'Q, I have shown a modification of the box wherein it is more in the form of a tank. In this-fornn the'brace bars-are slightly modified as will appearin the perspective view shown but the general assembly is the same and it is not considered that a detailed description of. the parts shown in said figure is necessary. Thevariousxbars are simply bent toaccomniodate the selected shape of the box or tank.

That I claim as my invention is An all metal wagon box comprising a rectangular bottom plate, angle bars having their horizontal flanges underlying and permanently riveted to the edges and front end of the plate and their vertical flanges upstanding at the sides and front end of r the plate, closure side and front plates of October, 1928.

lengthwise corrugated and having their lower edges doubly seamed to provide inverted U-shaped channels receiving the upstanding flanges of'the angle bars, vertically disposed angle bars connecting the side and end plates at the front corners of the box, vertically disposed channel bars permanently secured to the rear ends of the side plates and applied on the inner sides thereof with the flanges turned inwardly, an end plate having the ends thereof pro vided with vertical angle barsslidably received within the channel, bars, said plate being provided centrally at the lower edge with a rectangular outlet opening; horizontal suitably spaced tie bolts passing through the channel bars and the anglebars of the plate and fastening the sides of the box together, a vertically slidable gate carried by the latter end plate and'normally closing the opening, suitably spaced reinforcing cross bars underlying the bottom plate and permanently riveted thereto and reinforcing angle bars permanently secured to the upper edges of the side and front plates.

Signed at Rivers, Manitoba, this 11th day CLARENCE D. CARD. 

